“The need for truth is not constant; no more than is the need for repose. An idea which is a distortion may have a greater intellectual thrust than the truth; it may better serve the needs of the spirit, which vary. The truth is balance, but the opposite of truth, which is unbalance, may not be a lie.” NeedsMayIdeasSpiritLyingGreaterBalanceTruth IsIntellectualOppositesConstantVaryThrustReposeDistortion Book:A Susan Sontag reader Source: A Susan Sontag reader
“Strange is the vigour in a brave man's soul. The strength of his spirit and his irresistible power, the greatness of his heart and the height of his condition, his mighty confidence and contempt of danger, his true security and repose in himself, his liberty to dare and do what he pleaseth, his alacrity in the midst of fears, his invincible temper, are advantages which make him master of fortune.” MenHeartSoulSpiritLibertyConditionsSecurityDangerGreatnessStrangeMastersAdvantageBraveFortuneDareHeightMidstContemptTemperIrresistibleInvincibleReposeBrave ManAlacrity Author:Thomas Traherne
“As the moths around a taper, As the bees around a rose, As the gnats around a vapour, So the spirits group and close Round about a holy childhood, as if drinking its repose.” IfsSpiritGroupsChildhoodHolyRoseDrinkingRoundsBeesReposeMothsGnatsVapour Book:Poems Source: Poems